Ch. 5: Eplinations and Preperations
"What did you do!" Gwen asked as we got back from the "hospital".
"Nothing!" I said back. "Apparently the men who brought Arya into the "hospital" forgot to tell them about Tunivors Nectar! I just told them what she needed, that was all." I explained.
"That's nothing? You could have changed the story! You..."
"If it wasn't for me, Arya would be dead right now." I say back.
"Whatever." Gwen's says. "Now what do we do?" She asks.
"I don't know. What's coming up in the book?" I ask back.
"Let's see. Eragon visits Ajihad, he battles Arya in a day, the battle against the Urgals." She lists off.
"We should be there when Eragon and Arya battle. That would be cool." I say.
"Yes. We should also prepare for the battle. It will be here in a couple of days." Gwen says.
"Let's go then." I say turning around to the door.
"Wait, where?" She asks following me. She steps out the door and I lock it.
"I'll ask Gargon were the nearest training field is." I say simply.
"Alright." Gwen follows. We walk down the stairs.
"Hey Gargon! Do you know of any trainin. Fields in the area?" I ask.
"Yea, there's one just around the back. It's actually the most popular. Why?" He asks.
"Gwen and I are going to train. Anything can happen." I say. "Though not anything we won't know about." I mutter to Gwen. She snorts.
"You probably don't want to do that. Women aren't supposed to train. Usually, the women and children travel to Surda if there is anything happening here." He explains.
"He's right Julia." Gwen whispers into my ear. "Remember Nausada? Ajihad wanted her to go to Surda, but she refused."
"Oh, yeah. Well, I still want to learn how to defend myself. And you should too." I say.
"Fine." She answers.
"Gargon, do you know of a place where women can at least learn defensive skills?" I ask.
"Let's see, there a place about 20 buildings or so down on the right that I've heard that they will teach women some defensive combat skills." He says, pulling out a piece of parchment. He draws a little map and circles the building.
"Thanks! We'll be back a soon as we can." I say walking out the entrance, Gwen at my heels.
"Wait!" Gargon calls. He runs to a door behind him and disappears inside of it. "You can't train," he says coming back out, "with some equipment."
In his hands were two silver swords gleaming in the sun with a bundle of other stuff.
"My God! They're beautiful!" I exclaim.
"Holy shit! Im not holding that!" Gwen says at the same time.
"Then how about this Gwen?" He pulls a little sheath from two swords in his hands and tosses it to Gwen. She catches it and pulls out a little dagger that fit her hand perfectly.
She holds it up to the light examining it. "Now this is something that I can use." She says. She slides the dagger back in the sheath.
Gargon comes over with the swords and sheaths in his hands. He hands one to me. It feels so lite! It almost feels like I have a weapon for my arm! I think as I pull it out.
"Oh hell yes! Finally! After 5 years of virtual reality gaming all the skills will hopefully come to use." I say. The sword fits my hand perfectly with a bit of extra room to spare. "Yes! 1 1/2 grip. Thank you Gargon! This sword is perfect for me!"
"Yes, thank you." Gwen says.
"It's fine. You need those more then I do. Plus, if your going to fight, you'll need this as well." He hands us what looks like a big metal mess. I take it and almost buckle from the weight.
"Holy shit this is heavy!" I grunt and put the pile on the floor. Gwen just drops her pile right away. "What the hell is this?" I ask.
"Those are two complete sets of the finest dwarven armor. Strongest steel known to man and dwarves. A Kull would have a hard time cutting through that." He explains.
I pull out what I know is the helmet. I put it on my head. It was a little loose, but with the chain cap, I think it will fit fine.
Gargon finally gives us the last things in his hands. Two brown belts with a spare metal loop on them. "Swordsman belts." He explains. "They will hold you sheaths." he says. Then smiles, "and you pants."
"Funny Gargon. But thank you. You are to kind and we don't know how to ever repay you." I reply.
"It's all I can do. No need to thank me. The man I know who trains female warriors is the best I know. The warriors he teaches go on to be amazing legends. If your going to meet him, you need your best preparations." He said. "You can thank me later."
"Well thank you anyways. This will help us a lot." I say.
"Now, help us get this metal lump on us." Gwen says. "Because I may get lost trying to sort the pieces out."